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Donald11
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Posted: 11 Feb 2010 at 13:02 \| IP Logged

Computers is not a good profession to go into. There are plenty of layoffs due to outsourcing to India.

Donald11
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Posted: 11 Feb 2010 at 13:04 \| IP Logged

"I'm a sophomore in college...

But I'm thinking about getting a finance or accounting
degree. If I choose finance, I'll still probably want a
Macc just because accounting will help one perform
better, and if I choose accounting, then a MAcc is
essentially a necessity. "

I'm also a college student. I'm getting a 2nd degree in accounting. My first BS is in legal studies. However, after I graduate I was leanig toward doing an MBA rather than a Macc. Nothing wrong with a Macc, but I got the impression from this forum and some others that an MBA has more opportunities than a Macc.

Inspired
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Posted: 11 Feb 2010 at 13:25 \| IP Logged

tmli wrote:

Inspired, do you have any evidence that the job market is better in engineering or computers?

your right everything is fine in accounting and finance.

I would argue that the IFRS would make it easier to outsource accounting.

Welcome back Legend = Dawgie We missed you

Zeratul
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Posted: 11 Feb 2010 at 13:54 \| IP Logged

You think engineering is less cutthroat than accounting and finance?

...Well, maybe finance.

kj_nyc
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Posted: 11 Feb 2010 at 14:10 \| IP Logged

Donald11 wrote:

Computers is not a good profession to go into. There are plenty of layoffs due to outsourcing to India.

Indeed. Computers is a lot worse. I'm a former IT person who had to quit and go the CPA route.

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